Murat Yıldız on the Ottoman world of sports, modernisation and minorities
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Murat Yıldız on the Ottoman world of sports, modernisation and minorities

42:19 Feb 17, 2026
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Murat Yıldız, associate professor of history at Skidmore College, on “The Ottoman World of Sports: Refashioning Bodies, Men, and Communities in Late Imperial Istanbul” (University of Texas Press) Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
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